8446. tur
Strong's Concordance
tur: to seek out, spy out, explore
Original Word: תּוּר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tur
Phonetic Spelling: (toor)
Short Definition: spy
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָתֵר Proverbs 12:26, see תור.

תּוּר verb seek out, spy out, explore (Late Hebrew id. (rare); perhaps originally turn (to or about), Assyrian târu, turn about, back, taîru adjective turning back, also merciful, and substantive mercy; Arabic () IV. go about (rare), a go-between) —

Qal Perfect1singular תַּרְתִּי Ezekiel 20:6; Ecclesiastes 2:3; 3plural תָּרוּ Numbers 13:32; 2masculine plural תַּרְתֶּם Numbers 14:24; Imperfect3masculine plural יָתֻ֫רוּ Numbers 13:2, וַיָּתֻ֫רוּ Numbers 13:21; read also 3masculine singular, יָתוּר Job 39:8 ᵑ9 ᵑ7 Ew Di Bu Du and most (for יְתוּר); 2 masculine plural תָּתוּ֫רוּ Numbers 15:39; Infinitive construct תּוּר Numbers 10:33 +; Participle plural תָּרִים Numbers 14:6, on 1 Kings 10:15; 2Chronicles 9:14 see infra; —

1 seek out, select: לָתוּר לָהֶם מִנוּחָה Numbers 10:33 (J, subject ark of ׳י), compare Deuteronomy 1:33 (subject ׳י), Ezekiel 20:6 (id., accusative land); followed by infinitive = find out how to do something, בְּלִבִּי לְ ׳ת Ecclesiastes 2:3.

2 spy out, explore, accusative of land Numbers 13:2,16,17,21,23,32 (twice in verse); Numbers 14:7,34,36,38, accusative of mountains Job 39:8 (see above), compare Participle as subject explores, spies Numbers 14:6 (all P); explore mentally, וּבַקֵּשׁ חָכְמָה ׳לָדַעַת וְלָת Ecclesiastes 7:25, compare Ecclesiastes 9:1 Gr (׳ת for בוּר q. v.), בְּחָכְמָה עַלֿ ׳לָת Ecclesiastes 1:13 (KueOnd. 2, iii. 196).

3 go about, figurative אַהֲרִי לְבַבְכֶם Numbers 15:39 (P); Participle אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים 1 Kings 10:15; 2Chronicles 9:14, usually merchants ("" סֹחֲרִים רִכְּ לִים); Kit, after ᵑ62Chronicles, proposes הֶעָרִים for הַתָּרִים

Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine plural וַיָּתִ֫ירוּ בְּבֵיתאֵֿל Judges 1:23 they made a reconnoisance at Bethel (Vrss disagree, Gie וַיַּחֲנוּ, compare GFM); 3 masculine singular יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק Proverbs 12:26 the righteous searches out (RV is a guide to) his friend, ᵑ7 AV is more excellent than (reading יָתָר), Hi Ew De and others spies out his pasture (מִרְעֵהוּ, in spiritual sense), all dubious; Toy conjectures יָסֻר מֵרָעָה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Tokahath, an Israelite

A primitive root; to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring -- chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-)spy (out).

Forms and Transliterations
הַתָּרִ֔ים הַתָּרִ֖ים הַתָּרִ֛ים התרים וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ וְלָת֔וּר וְלָתוּר֙ וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ ויתירו ויתרו ולתור יָתֵ֣ר יתר לָת֖וּר לָת֣וּר לָת֥וּר לתור מִתּ֣וּר מתור תַּ֣רְתִּי תַּרְתֶּ֣ם תָּר֣וּ תָתֻ֜רוּ תרו תרתי תרתם תתרו hat·tā·rîm hattaRim hattārîm lā·ṯūr laTur lāṯūr mit·tūr mitTur mittūr tā·rū ṯā·ṯu·rū tar·tem tar·tî tartem Tarti tartî taRu tārū taTuru ṯāṯurū vaiyaTiru vaiyaTuru velaTur veyaTuru way·yā·ṯî·rū way·yā·ṯu·rū wayyāṯîrū wayyāṯurū wə·lā·ṯūr wə·yā·ṯu·rū wəlāṯūr wəyāṯurū yā·ṯêr yaTer yāṯêr
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23 Occurrences


hat·tā·rîm — 3 Occ.
lā·ṯūr — 8 Occ.
mit·tūr — 1 Occ.
tar·tem — 1 Occ.
tar·tî — 2 Occ.
tā·rū — 1 Occ.
ṯā·ṯu·rū — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ṯî·rū — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ṯu·rū — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·ṯūr — 2 Occ.
wə·yā·ṯu·rū — 1 Occ.
yā·ṯêr — 1 Occ.

Numbers 10:33
HEB: שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים לָת֥וּר לָהֶ֖ם מְנוּחָֽה׃
NAS: days, to seek out a resting place
KJV: journey, to search out a resting place
INT: the three days to seek A resting

Numbers 13:2
HEB: לְךָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־ אֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land
KJV: thou men, that they may search the land
INT: Send men may spy the land of Canaan

Numbers 13:16
HEB: שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: sent to spy out the land;
KJV: sent to spy out the land.
INT: sent Moses to spy the land called

Numbers 13:17
HEB: אֹתָם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָת֖וּר אֶת־ אֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: sent them to spy out the land
KJV: sent them to spy out the land
INT: sent Moses to spy the land of Canaan

Numbers 13:21
HEB: וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ אֶת־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: So they went up and spied out the land
KJV: So they went up, and searched the land
INT: went and spied the land the wilderness

Numbers 13:25
HEB: וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִתּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ מִקֵּ֖ץ
NAS: When they returned from spying out the land,
KJV: And they returned from searching of the land
INT: returned spying the land the end

Numbers 13:32
HEB: הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־
NAS: which they had spied out, saying,
KJV: of the land which they had searched unto the children
INT: of the land which had spied to the sons

Numbers 13:32
HEB: עָבַ֨רְנוּ בָ֜הּ לָת֣וּר אֹתָ֗הּ אֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: we have gone, in spying it out, is a land
KJV: through which we have gone to search it, [is] a land
INT: which through spying land devours

Numbers 14:6
HEB: יְפֻנֶּ֔ה מִן־ הַתָּרִ֖ים אֶת־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land,
KJV: of Jephunneh, [which were] of them that searched the land,
INT: of Jephunneh who had spied the land tore

Numbers 14:7
HEB: עָבַ֤רְנוּ בָהּ֙ לָת֣וּר אֹתָ֔הּ טוֹבָ֥ה
NAS: we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly
KJV: which we passed through to search it, [is] an exceeding
INT: which passed to spy good land

Numbers 14:34
HEB: הַיָּמִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־ תַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־ הָאָרֶץ֮
NAS: which you spied out the land,
KJV: of the days in which ye searched the land,
INT: of days which spied the land forty

Numbers 14:36
HEB: שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: sent to spy out the land
KJV: sent to search the land,
INT: sent Moses to spy the land returned

Numbers 14:38
HEB: הָהֵ֔ם הַֽהֹלְכִ֖ים לָת֥וּר אֶת־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: men who went to spy out the land.
KJV: that went to search the land,
INT: of those went to spy the land

Numbers 15:39
HEB: אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ תָתֻ֜רוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י לְבַבְכֶם֙
NAS: so as to do them and not follow after
KJV: and do them; and that ye seek not after
INT: to do and not follow after heart

Deuteronomy 1:33
HEB: לִפְנֵיכֶ֜ם בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ לָת֥וּר לָכֶ֛ם מָק֖וֹם
NAS: you on [your] way, to seek out a place
KJV: before you, to search you out a place
INT: before on way to seek A place to encamp

Judges 1:23
HEB: וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־ יוֹסֵ֖ף
NAS: of Joseph spied out Bethel
KJV: of Joseph sent to descry Bethel.
INT: spied the house of Joseph

1 Kings 10:15
HEB: לְבַד֙ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔ים וּמִסְחַ֖ר הָרֹכְלִ֑ים
INT: alone he Tokahath and the wares of the merchants

2 Chronicles 9:14
HEB: לְבַ֞ד מֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י הַתָּרִ֛ים וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖ים מְבִיאִ֑ים
INT: alone he Tokahath and merchants brought

Proverbs 12:26
HEB: יָתֵ֣ר מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ צַדִּ֑יק
NAS: The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
KJV: The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour:
INT: guide to his neighbor the righteous

Ecclesiastes 1:13
HEB: לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל
NAS: to seek and explore by wisdom
KJV: to seek and search out by wisdom
INT: my mind to seek and explore wisdom concerning

Ecclesiastes 2:3
HEB: תַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔י לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ
NAS: I explored with my mind
KJV: I sought in mine heart to give
INT: explored my mind stimulate

Ecclesiastes 7:25
HEB: וְלִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת וְלָת֔וּר וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ חָכְמָ֖ה
NAS: to know, to investigate and to seek
KJV: to know, and to search, and to seek out
INT: mind to know to investigate seek wisdom

Ezekiel 20:6
HEB: אֶ֜רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ תַּ֣רְתִּי לָהֶ֗ם זָבַ֤ת
NAS: into a land that I had selected for them, flowing
KJV: into a land that I had espied for them, flowing
INT: A land i had selected flowing milk

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